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By Alexis Paine Special to Tusk The Paul R. Jones Gallery’s exhibit “Migration,” on display through April 19, showcases art that illustrates the effects of mass movements of people to different locations. The exhibit features works from the permanent Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art. The collection is made up of 1700 pieces …
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Notes April 3 – April 27, 2013 Opening reception: Friday, April 5, 2013, 6 – 8:30pm BRIDGETTE MAYER GALLERY 709 Walnut Street, 1st Floor Philadelphia, PA Bridgette Mayer Gallery is pleased to announce its premier solo exhibition of work by artist Radcliffe Bailey. The exhibition, entitled Notes, will feature new sculptures in steel, bronze, porcelain …
The Art of Nicole Collie Friday, March 22, 2013, 6pm – 9pm POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL COLLECTIVE 3389 Main Street College Park, GA Artist and artwork will be in town for one night only. Guests are welcomed. RSVP to info@soulshea.com or call/text your RSVP to (909) 285-4781. Refreshments will be served. Free gift for the first 25 guests. …
Distance and Desire: Encounters with the African Archive Part III: Poetics and Politics March 22 – May 18, 2013 Opening Reception: Thursday, March 21, from 6pm-8pm THE WALTHER COLLECTION PROJECT SPACE 508-516 West 26th Street, Suite 718 New York, NY The Walther Collection presents Poetics and Politics, the third and last exhibition in the …
Merton D. Simpson, Painter, Collector and Dealer in African Art, Dies at 84 Text | Bruce Weber Published | New York Times, March 14, 2013 Merton D. Simpson, an artist who became a trailblazing collector and gallery owner specializing in African art, died on Saturday in Manhattan. He was 84. Mr. Simpson had had several …
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“Shy” is certainly not a term used to describe Nicki Minaj. So it’s no surprise the rap goddess isn’t afraid to don a skimpy swimsuit now and again. Minaj on Tuesday bared her cleavage in a neon, cut-out swimsuit while in a hot tub on the set of her upcoming music video, “High School (feat. …
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The Huffington Post | By Dominique Mosbergen The 2016 election may still be several years away, but some democrats are already getting excited about a political match that they say is made in heaven: Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama on the presidential ticket. “All due respect for President Obama and Vice President Biden, …
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The Huffington Post | By Rebecca Adams Michelle Obama’s Vogue cover is finally here! After weeks of speculating (and speculating), the first lady’s second cover for the fashion glossy has arrived — and it’s absolutely stunning. As expected, photographer Annie Leibovitz shot Michelle, who wore a blue and purple Reed Krakoff sheath plucked straight from …
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University Museums Mission The University Museums seeks to enhance the educational and scholarly mission of the University of Delaware through the exhibition, online presentation, study, preservation and growth of its unique collections in 20th and 21st century American art (with particular strengths in the Brandywine School, African American art, and photography), minerals and pre-Columbian ceramics. …
Forty eight years ago, the Edmund Pettus Bridge was the site of a horrific attack on some 600 civil rights demonstrators, traveling from Selma to Montgomery. When the then Alabama governor George Wallace ordered state and local police to stop the march on grounds of public safety, the group was confronted by authorities armed with …
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Lynde Washington was born July 2, 1977, in Washington D.C. As a child he had two things in his hands, a paintbrush in one and a football in the other. Washington was introduced to the world of art and football from two of the most influential people in his life, his great- grandfather and his father. His great-grandfather, Lynnwood …
By MAURICE BERGER Inside a beauty parlor in a small Florida town, Carrie is having her hair done. She is oblivious to the commotion around her. Peering intently into a mirror, she is at that quintessential moment of beautification when she must decide if the image she sees pleases her and she is ready to …
African American art is a constant feature in the cultural scene of Prince George’s County. Currently there are three diverse survey exhibitions of African American art in the county that portray the diversity of black artists and the art that they create. “Convergence: Jazz, Film, and the Visual Arts” at the David C. Driskell …
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no one’s ever gonna love you, so don’t wonder February 28 – March 29, 2013 EDWARD TYLER NAHEM FINE ART 37 West 57th Street New York, NY introducing…THE HOUSE OF BANDO March 8 – April 25, 2013 SALON 94 FREEMANS One Freeman Alley New York, NY Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art and Salon 94 Freemans …
By JEFF KAROUB and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER DETROIT — For Berry Gordy, conquering Broadway is the next – and by his own admission, last – major milestone of a magical, musical career. The 83-year-old Motown Records founder is taking his story and that of his legendary label to the Great White Way. “Motown: The Musical,” which …
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